Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-14
PLAYING coop BALL.

The New Ravens Again Defeated Hut
 By ne Diseredit to Tn
 Play a Good Game-DavNson Pitches
 a Fine Game-Farren Expected Here
 By MOnday-Springfie1d Defeats Hart
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 Waterbury.
 If the New Ravens continue to play as good ball as they did yesterday they will re- ceive nothing but the highest of praise. They were beaten, to be sure, but they had the Bridgeport team to contend against, which has the highest salaried ball players of any club in the league. The Bridgeports hold first place in the race for the championship. The home team played good game and would have won had the boy not been umpire. There were several Bridgeport people present and they were as thoroughly disgusted as the home people with the exhibition of umpiring given by the boy. The New Ravens got the worst dose of umpiring they have had this season. Old Joe Brown was right in his height of kicking at several decisions which were manifestly against the Bridgeport team.
 Dawson occupied the box for the home team, and proved that he is first class pitcher. The Bridgeports had hard work in getting the ball outside the diamond and the New Haven ielders had little to do, but four flies being batted. Three of these were taken by Mellon. All who saw the game yesterday were of one opinion, that Dawson did excellent work in the box. Donnelly played short. Although he had several errors, yet he filled the posi- ton the best it has been filled this season. He made several good stops. He is a sure thrower to first base.
 The first run was made in the second in ming by the visiting team. Munyan was thrown out at first. Jones was given base hit on balls. He stole second, went to third on put out and scored on 8 wild throw.
 In the first half of the fifth inning for New Haven, Murphy led off with three -bagger. He was greatly cheered. It looked as if the score would be tied anyway. Umpire Can fel& called Dawson out on a foul tip. Troy then made base hit, bringing Murphy home. Burns, the next man to the bat, made another base hit and Troy went to second. Mellon hit the ball for another base hit, and Troy scored, Burns going to third. Mellon stole second. Crowley got to first on tumble by Lovett, and Burns and Mellon both scored, amid wild enthusiasm. Leary and Brill flied out.
 Then the Bridgeports went in. Shannon got to first on tumble by Donnelly. Lov- cit played a nice trick by jumping back and exclaiming that he was hit by the ball. In reality the ball struck his bat, but the boy Garfield allowed it and Lovett took his base. HIS lnOV0u OlduuOu LO ScCOuu. 1u0u Calu was lucky and made base hit and Shannon scored, Lovett going to second. Cain stole second and went to third and Lovett home on wild pitch of Dawson's. Lambert fAde base hit and as a man was third he did not think the ball would be thrown to second if he attempted to steal it. But Dawson did not give him much of 8 lead off first base before he delivered the ball. Lambert started, but Murphy got the ball to Troy at second in time to put out Lambert, and so quickly was it done that Cain, who was on third, dared not run home. Brown flied out to Mellon. McGuirk made a hit, bringing Cain home, and Wilson flied out again to Mellon. The Bridgeports had tied the score, which was due entirely to the boy Garfield in giving Lovett his base, while it was distinctly plain to everybody that he was not hit by the ball.
 The New Ravens seemed to have hard luck thereafter, for most all of them batted flies. The Bridgeports made two more in the sev- enth inning.
 Lovett was entirely out of his position at short and made several errors. In the latter part of the game he and Wilson changed places. The following score will show that the New Ravens played better game than the Bridgeports, but the boy Garfield did the business. The visiting team did not play so good game as it did at the former game here.